[1000yd_stare]

So, an update.

I researched to alt 2 (quickness), evocation to falling frost/fire, and conj to get 2 air queens and a fire king.

Around then, with my neighbor pythium being so weak, I invaded. Unfortunately, my blitz of him brought the unwanted attentions of Arco, my other neigbhor.

Arco invaded with a mixed bag of hypatists, wolves, vinemen, claymen, and black hawks. We have gone back and forth, with his mystics doing paralyze, soulslay, and enslave mind, which has worked very well on my 2 castings of trolls (1 sea, 1 earth).

So, i am found with a huge glut of celestials, 1 air queen and 1 fire queen, but no construction yet (still early game). I had summoned the royals with a 5a5f phoenix, who is busy with the last bits of pythium.
Dont really have the gems for any real summons - and with evocation and conjuration really the only thing researched (and I am at the top of the research by a good margin), are there any suggestions on spell combos vs arco mages out there? I'm leery of bringing my s2 mages in too close (using CB 5.4).